Director of Substation EPC Engineering

Leidos

. Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Substation EPC protection and control, substation physical, SCADA, CAD, civil, and structural teams including employee engagement, performance reviews, salary negotiations, interviewing/hiring, work quality, budgets and schedules, technical training, mentorship and growth, proposal development, project execution, client interaction, and business development.

Posted 4/29/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $154,050 - $278,475 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Substation EPC protection and control, substation physical, SCADA, CAD, civil, and structural teams including employee engagement, performance reviews, salary negotiations, interviewing/hiring, work quality, budgets and schedules, technical training, mentorship and growth, proposal development, project execution, client interaction, and business development.
Prepare and review proposals, technical write-ups, and project approach documents for small, medium, and large EPC style projects.
Build meaningful relationships with our robust list of long-standing clients.
Function as client Point of Contact (POC) and liaison with clients on project-related issues.
Understand and apply industry standards, applicable state and federal safety codes, regulatory compliance requirements, and construction codes to projects.
Work with engineering team to develop a portfolio of design tools, processes, and standards Provide technical oversight, direction, and support for project teams.
Represent Leidos and the EPC team at technical conferences and business development opportunities.
Ensure and facilitate project team collaboration and communication across all disciplines and resolve design conflicts as required.
Collaborate with our internal team of talent acquisition (TA), human resources (HR), project management organization (PMO), and financial team members to align the objectives of the Substation EPC team with the objectives of the larger section and division.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Master's Degree in Engineering from an accredited university with fifteen plus years of relevant experience in utility substation/P&C engineering.
Professional Engineer (PE) certification.
Experience leading and collaborating with Construction Contractors and material procurement teams on Design-Build or Engineer-Procure-Construction style Contracts on substation, renewable, and energy storage system projects.
Experience as a substation/P&C engineer leading projects and performing QC reviews.
Proposal and budget model creation and understanding of risk management.
Business acumen, strong analytical and problem-solving skills, reliability, and sound judgment.
Expertise with staff training/mentorship, ability to provide leadership and development to engineering teams
Experience with interacting with Customer representatives from the executive level to field and craft services while providing high level communication about complex technical topics both written and verbally.
The ability to travel up to 25% of the time.

Benefits

Comp & perks

competitive compensation
Health and Wellness programs
Income Protection
Paid Leave
Retirement

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Hard Skills & Tools

utility substation engineeringprotection and control engineeringdesign-build contractsEngineer-Procure-Construction contractsquality control reviewsproposal developmentbudget modelingrisk managementtechnical writingproject execution

Soft Skills

employee engagementperformance reviewsmentorshipbusiness developmentclient interactionanalytical skillsproblem-solving skillsreliabilitysound judgmentleadership

Certifications

Master's Degree in EngineeringProfessional Engineer (PE) certification